HR/VP Federica Mogherini visits Lebanon

Bruxelles, 09/12/2014 - 00:00, UNIQUE ID: 160510_3

Statements by the HR/VP

High Representative/Vice-President of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini, will travel today to Lebanon where she will meet with Lebanese Prime Minister Tamam Salam and Minister of Foreign Affairs Gebran Bassil.

HRVP Mogherini will also meet with Cardinal Patriarch Mar Beshara Boutros al-Raï. Building on the strong EU-Lebanon partnership, the HRVP will discuss with her Lebanese interlocutors the situation in the country, in particular with regard to the security challenges. She will also discuss the situation in the region, particularly the ongoing crisis in Syria and Iraq and the Middle East Peace Process.